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Social Procurement Professional Certificate February 2025 Cohort

Join the February 2025 cohort of the Social Procurement Professional Certificate course. If you are: Then this is the course for you! This certificate program has been developed to provide both private and public sector participants with in-depth knowledge of the fundamental components of social procurement success; how to create a social value culture within […]

CLASP – Community Learning to Advance Social Procurement

CLASP – Community Learning to Advance Social Procurement – brings together social procurement practitioners with access to exclusive content to power your purchasing. CLASP is an exclusive quarterly learning and networking event for Buy Social Canada Social Purchasing Partners and BCSPI members. Buy Social Canada Social Purchasing Partners, Engage Members and BCSPI Members are invited to […]

BCSPI Core Training – Social Procurement 101

Exclusively for BCSPI Members, this two-hour session provides a complete introduction to social procurement concepts. Understand the what, why and how of social procurement. Explore social procurement principles, best practices and examples, and learn to identify opportunities and next steps. March 6, 202510am-12pmOnline via Zoom BCSPI Members log in to register.

Social Enterprise Certification Informational Webinar

Are you interested in becoming a Buy Social Canada Certified Social Enterprise? Join the growing network of Certified Social Enterprises, businesses that sell goods or services, embed a social, cultural or environmental purpose into the business, and reinvest the majority of profits into their purpose. You are invited to register for the Social Enterprise Certification […]

BCSPI Core Training – Social Procurement 201

Exclusively for BCSPI Members, this three-hour session digs deeper into implementation and connects social procurement outcome measurement with achieving local social and community development objectives. During this session attendees will work through a variety of procurement scenarios in groups from setting objectives, to including them in bid language to measuring outcomes. April 10, 20259am-12pmOnline via […]

BCSPI Core Training – Social Procurement 301

Exclusively for BCSPI Members, this session deepens member understanding of how to effectively implement social procurement by focusing on opportunities within construction and infrastructure projects under $250K. Topics covered include project planning and monitoring, identifying objectives and outcomes and options for unbundling of larger contracts. May 8, 20259am-12pmOnline via Zoom BCSPI Members log in to register.

Community Learning to Advance Social Procurement

CLASP – Community Learning to Advance Social Procurement – brings together social procurement practitioners with access to exclusive content to power your purchasing. CLASP is an exclusive quarterly learning and networking event for Buy Social Canada Social Purchasing Partners and BCSPI members. Buy Social Canada Social Purchasing Partners, Engage Members and BCSPI Members are invited to […]

Social Enterprise Certification Informational Webinar

Are you interested in becoming a Buy Social Canada Certified Social Enterprise? Join the growing network of Certified Social Enterprises, businesses that sell goods or services, embed a social, cultural or environmental purpose into the business, and reinvest the majority of profits into their purpose. You are invited to register for the Social Enterprise Certification […]

Community Learning to Advance Social Procurement

CLASP – Community Learning to Advance Social Procurement – brings together social procurement practitioners with access to exclusive content to power your purchasing. CLASP is an exclusive quarterly learning and networking event for Buy Social Canada Social Purchasing Partners and BCSPI members. Buy Social Canada Social Purchasing Partners, Engage Members and BCSPI Members are invited to […]

Social Enterprise Certification Informational Webinar

Are you interested in becoming a Buy Social Canada Certified Social Enterprise? Join the growing network of Certified Social Enterprises, businesses that sell goods or services, embed a social, cultural or environmental purpose into the business, and reinvest the majority of profits into their purpose. You are invited to register for the Social Enterprise Certification […]

Community Learning to Advance Social Procurement

CLASP – Community Learning to Advance Social Procurement – brings together social procurement practitioners with access to exclusive content to power your purchasing. CLASP is an exclusive quarterly learning and networking event for Buy Social Canada Social Purchasing Partners and BCSPI members. Buy Social Canada Social Purchasing Partners, Engage Members and BCSPI Members are invited to […]

Social Enterprise Certification Informational Webinar

Are you interested in becoming a Buy Social Canada Certified Social Enterprise? Join the growing network of Certified Social Enterprises, businesses that sell goods or services, embed a social, cultural or environmental purpose into the business, and reinvest the majority of profits into their purpose. You are invited to register for the Social Enterprise Certification […]